The use of prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and early enteral feeding in patients with advanced head and neck cancer-A prospective longitudinal study

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Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Silander, Ewa ^a   Nyman, Jan ^a   Bove, Mogens ^b   Johansson, Leif ^c   Larsson, Sven ^d   Hammerlid, Eva ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Norra Alvsborg Hospital   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Department of Otorhinolaryngology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body composition; Early enteral nutrition; Head and neck cancer; Malnutrition; PEG; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955279745     PISSN: 17514991     EISSN: 17514991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eclnm.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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